Subskill # 28 Data Interpretation/Graphs, Tables, Charts, and Diagrams I

The picture below estimates the number of cars rented for the month of June. Use
the picture to answer the following questions.

Rental Cars: Monthly Rentals for June 2002

= 100 RENTALS = 50 RENTALS

Car Rentals

AVIS

ENTERPRISE

BUDGET

RENT-A-WRECK

1. How many cars were rented by 3. What is the total number of cars
AVIS for the month of June? rented by all four rental agencies?
A. 400 A. 120
B. 25 B. 1100
C. 450 C. 600
D. 45 D. 1200

2. How many more cars were rented 4. What is the total number of cars
by AVIS than by RENT-A-WRECK? rented by AVIS and RENT-A-
A. 30 WRECK?

B. 300 A. 600

C. 200 B. 400

D. 450 C. 550
D. 650

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Subskill # 28 Data Interpretation/Graphs, Tables, Charts, and Diagrams I

Study the pie chart/circle graph below. Answer the following questions using the
information from the Smith family budget circle graph.

SMITH FAMILY INCOME

$24,000 ANNUALLY
20% 30%
TRANSPORTATION HOUSING
5%
SAVINGS

7%
P ERSONAL
8%
25%
CLOTHING
FOOD
5%
FUN

5. What is the total percent of the 8. If this family spent ½ (one half) of
yearly budget spent on housing their money allowed for
and transportation? transportation on the upkeep of an
A. 55 % automobile, what % of the total
budget would this be?
B. 50 %
A. 2%
C. 28 %
B. 10%
D. 45 %
C. 40%
D. 5%
6. How much money was spent in a
year to feed this family?
A. $ 5,000 9. The percent allowed for housing is
how much larger than the percent
B. $ 6,000 allowed for transportation?
C. $ 4,500 A. 30%
D. $ 6,500 B. 20%
C. 40%
7. What is the difference in dollars D. 10%
allowed for fun and clothing?
A. $ 1,200
10. Which equation shows how to
B. $ 880 figure the amount of money
C. $ 800 reserved on a monthly basis to go
D. $ 720 into savings? M = amount of
money saved each month

A. M = $24000 X 0.05
divided by 12
B. M = 5% X 12
C. M = 12 X $24000 divided
by 5%
D. None of the above

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Subskill # 28 Data Interpretation/Graphs, Tables, Charts, and Diagrams I

Study the table below and answer the questions that follow in reference to the
table.

CAR RENTAL WEEKDAY

RATE PER MILE
WEEKEND
RATE PER MILE
HOLIDAY
RATE PER MILE
SAMPLE RATES FIRST EACH FIRST EACH FIRST EACH
FOR 100 ADDITIONAL 100 ADDITIONA 100 ADDITIONAL
MILES MILE MILES L MILES MILE
EACH MILE MILE
DRIVEN
Avis .22 .12 .25 .15 .25 .15
Budget .20 .10 .22 .12 .25 .16
Enterprise .22 .10 .25 .15 .25 .18
Hertz .20 .15 .30 .18 .26 .19
Discount Cars .20 .12 .25 .15 .20 .18
Econo-Car .22 .10 .25 .14 .20 .18
Limo – Unlimited .50 .25 .55 .30 .75 .35
Effective rates – do not include tax charges.

STANDARD DAILY RATE – all but LIMO-

UNLIMITED
WEEKDAY $29.00 **NOTE**
WEEKEND $30.00 LIMO-UNLIMITED
HOLIDAYS $35.00 BASE RATE IS $50.00
EXCLUDES LIMO RENTAL DAILY FOR ANY DAY

*NOTE: Add this base DAILY RATE to the mileage driven to

derive cost of rental

11. What would it cost to rent a car B. $ 2.50

from AVIS on a Wednesday
morning, returning it on Friday
afternoon and driving a total of 155
miles for a business trip? 13.
A. $ 115.60
B. $ 87.00
C. $ 122.00
D. $ 109.00
12. What is the difference in cost of
renting a car from AVIS for one
day on the weekend and driving
125 miles - and renting a car
from BUDGET for one day on the 14.
weekend and driving the same
distance (125 miles)?
A. $ 4.75
C. $ 3.75
D. $ 5.00
What is the price of a limo rental
from Limos-Unlimited for a
Saturday night ride to and from the
Senior Prom – mileage one way is
20 miles.
A. $72.00
B. $70.00
C. $84.50
D. $78.00
What is the difference in cost for
renting a car from Hertz for a
Saturday and Sunday – driving a
total of 185 miles and renting a car

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Subskill # 28 Data Interpretation/Graphs, Tables, Charts, and Diagrams I

from Discount Cars for the same A. $51.48

days with the same mileage? B. $48.80
A. $17.50 C. $54.80
B. $ 7.55 D. $60.48
C. $ 9.50 17. Which car rental agency has the
D. None of the above lowest HOLIDAY rate for mileage
over 100 miles?

15. The Limo-Unlimited weekday A. Econo-Car

mileage rate decreased from .50 B. Discount Cars
for the first 100 miles to .25 for C. Enterprise
any additional miles. What percent
decrease does this represent? D. Avis

A. 50 %
B. 5 % 18. Limo-Unlimited’s mileage rate for
holidays (first 100 miles) is how
C. 100 % much greater than their mileage
D. 75 % rate for weekdays (first 100
miles)?

16. If a state tax of 5.5% applied to A. 25% greater

any car rental – what would the B. 50% greater
total cost be for renting a car C. 75% greater
WEEKDAY RATE from Enterprise for
one day and driven 90 miles? D. 100% greater

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Subskill # 28 Data Interpretation/Graphs, Tables, Charts, and Diagrams I

Study the bar graph below and answer the following questions.

WEEKLY RAINFALL
IN INCHES
3

2.5

1.5

0.5

0
SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT

19. What does the scale on the left 21. The amount of rain that fell on
beginning with 0 and ending with 3 Saturday is twice the amount of
represent? rain that fell on which other day?
A. Days of the week A. Monday
B. Number of times it rained in a B. Tuesday
day C. Thursday
C. Inches of rain in a day D. Friday
D. Times that rain was measured
during a day
22. What is the approximate total of
rain that fell during the week
20. Which two days had approximately shown?
the same amount of rainfall? A. 5.90 inches
A. Sunday & Monday B. 4.90 inches
B. Monday & Tuesday C. 4.60 inches
C. Tuesday & Wednesday D. 5.10 inches
D. Wednesday & Thursday

23. On which day did it rain three

times MORE than on Sunday?
A. Tuesday
B. Wednesday
C. Friday
D. Saturday

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Subskill # 28 Data Interpretation/Graphs, Tables, Charts, and Diagrams I

Study the diagram of the one room cabin and answer the questions that follow.

W E

WINDOWS
TABLE SOFA

PLANTS
BED

24. The largest planter is located on 26. What fractional part of the windows
what wall of the cabin? is located on the east side of the
A. Southwest cabin?

B. Southeast A. 1/5

C. Northwest B. 2/12

D. Northeast C. 2/8
D. 1/4

25. Each window takes approximately

10 minutes to shutter and prepare 27. The headboard of the bed is
for a storm. How long will it take located on what wall of the cabin?
to prepare these cabin windows for A. North
a storm?
B. South
A. 90 minutes
C. West
B. 1 hour and 30 minutes
D. East
C. 1 hour and 20 minutes
D. 1 hour and 40 minutes

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Subskill # 28 Data Interpretation/Graphs, Tables, Charts, and Diagrams I

28. Which wall has the largest

percentage of windows?
A. West
B. East
C. South
D. North

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Answer Key

1. C
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. B
6. B
7. D
8. B
9. D
10. A
11. A
12. C
13. A
14. B
15. A
16. A
17. D
18. B
19. C
20. B
21. D
22. A
23. D
24. B
25. D
26. A
27. C
28. D

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